Murad (Chechen commander)

Murad was a commander of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria during the Second Chechen War.

Biography
Murad was born in Chechnya to a Sunni Muslim Chechen family, and he was a field commander for the Chechen cause during its struggle for freedom from Russia during the 1990s. Known for his brutality, Murad executed a wounded Russian soldier with an AK-47 one day in 2000. Murad's unit of guerrillas was made up not only of Chechen guerrillas, but also Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya, White Tights sharpshooters from the Baltics, mercenaries from Asia and Africa, and former Russian officers. This mixture of soldiers proved effective during the unconventional warfare with the Russian Army, which was constantly preyed on by the Chechen rebels.